CSX official takes White House position
Railroad lobbyist Michael Smythers Jr., assistant vice president for legislative and regulatory affairs for CSX Corp., has resigned effective Feb. 6 to join the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs, where he will work with the Senate to push the president’s agenda.
CSX is also represented in the administration by Smyther’s former boss, John Snow, chief executive of CSX before becoming Treasury secretary last year.
